🗓️ New Day, New Month. Look! The PA House and Senate are both in session today.
PA Weather
☀️ Warren | Mostly Sunny, 81
☀️ Hershey | Sunny, 83
☀️ Allentown | Sunny, 81
PA Sports
⚾ Phillies (90-72) | NY Mets 9-1 | Tue vs. Miami
⚾ Pirates (76-86) | Miami 3-0 | season complete
⚽ Union (14-9-8) | Columbus 1-1 | Wed vs. Atlanta
🏈 Penn State (5-0) | Northwestern 41-13 | Sat idle
🏈 Pitt (1-4) | Virginia Tech 21-38 | Sat idle
🏈 Eagles (4-0) | Washington 34-31 (OT) | Sun vs. LA Rams
🏈 Steelers (2-2) | Houston 6-30 | Sun vs. Baltimore
What We’re Hearing
The start of a new quarter means more candidate announcements. Bhavini Patel will announce a run in PA-12 today, while Bob Forbes files for the PA-10 Democratic race.
What’s Happening
The State House will convene at noon, while the Senate convenes at 1 p.m.
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Top Story
1. PA Republican Party Endorses McCormick for U.S. Senate
“As expected, Republican David McCormick received the endorsement of the Pennsylvania GOP Saturday in his second run for the U.S. Senate.
What a difference a year makes. That the Republican Party is fully behind the Gulf War veteran and former hedge fund CEO is in contrast to last year, when McCormick, 57, lost a close GOP primary race to celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz.” (Tribune News Service)
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PA Governor’s Voter Registration Change Draws Trump’s Ire In Echo Of 2020 Election Clashes. “Donald Trump has a familiar target in his sights: Pennsylvania’s voting rules. He never stopped attacking court decisions on mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic, falsely claiming it as a reason for his 2020 loss in the crucial battleground state. Now, the former Republican president is seizing on a decision by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to bypass the Legislature and start automatic voter registration.” (AP)
Bhavini Patel To Challenge Summer Lee In 2024 Congressional Race. “Touting a lifelong commitment to the region and a classic immigrant success story, Bhavini Patel is launching a bid Monday to challenge 12th Congressional District Rep. Summer Lee next year.” (WESA)
How 1.2 Million Voters In Pennsylvania Could Suddenly Find Their Voice This Spring. “Though David Thornburgh is optimistic, he’s not predicting when Pennsylvania independents will be able to vote in the primary.” (Erie Times-News PA Pressroom)
Manchin, Reschenthaler Tell A Tale Of Two Energy Futures. “Two federal lawmakers see a different reality unfolding for the energy landscape. In one vision, President Joe Biden’s policies boost energy independence. In another, all the deregulation accomplished under the Trump administration – and the economic boom it brought – has evaporated.” (The Center Square)
State
2. Shapiro Stumps For Biden On Trip To New Hampshire
“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro received a rousing welcome from New Hampshire Democrats Saturday as he stumped for President Joe Biden and a pair of Granite State gubernatorial candidates ahead of next year’s election cycle.
Speaking from a high school theater stage to a convention of about 500 party officials, volunteers and candidates, Shapiro painted political action as a moral imperative and a civic duty. Democrats need to fight against extremists who are pushing strict abortion bans, attempting to limit voting rights and denying the scientific reality of climate change, he said. And that means Democrats need to get to work to ensure Biden is elected to a second term and support whoever earns the Democratic nomination for New Hampshire’s governor next year.” (LehighValleyNews.com)
- Reporter’s Notebook: Takeaways From Gov. Josh Shapiro’s New Hampshire Excursion. (LehighValleyNews.com)
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PA Senator Takes Issue With ‘Degrading Lie’ In Sexual Harassment Claim Against Shapiro Aide. “Sen. Katie Muth, D-Montgomery County, said she was upset about the “degrading lie” in the complaint that insinuated that Shapiro’s Secretary of Legislative Affairs Mike Vereb said in a staff meeting that Muth wanted to have sex with him.” (PennLive)
Shapiro Advisers Endorse Emissions Curbs But Don’t Embrace RGGI Membership. “After meeting for months in secrecy, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s working group on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on Friday endorsed participation in a “cap-and-invest” process to reduce utilities’ greenhouse gas emissions but stopped short of endorsing membership in the northeastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).” (Inside Climate News)
Around The Commonwealth
3. How Charter Schools Work In Philadelphia, And Why They’re Controversial
“The issue of charter schools is one of the biggest ongoing debates in Philadelphia and the education landscape nationwide.
On the rise across the U.S. since the 1990s, charters have added fuel to the question of how to allocate school funding, and whether parents should have more options for where to send their children.” (Billy Penn)
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What Kind Of Mayor Does Parker Want To Be? “Democratic mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker wants to create advisory councils of industry heavyweights, faith leaders, and policy stakeholders to help guide her administration if she wins the general election.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Innamorato, Rockey Trade Barbs Over New Ad As Allegheny County Executive Race Turns Heated. “Democratic county executive candidate Sara Innamorato is on the airwaves for the first time since the spring primary — and while her new 30-second spot takes a swing at opponent Joe Rockey, the Republican wasted little time in counterpunching this weekend.” (WESA)
The Month Ahead. “As we draw closer and closer to the general election, here is a calendar of upcoming dates and events in Pennsylvania politics. This list will be updated. Email us at steve@www.politicspa.com” (PoliticsPA)
Editorial
4. What They’re Saying
- They’ll Vote For Joe Biden, No Matter What. (Salena Zito)
- How The Diploma Divide Came To Dominate American Politics. (Jason Willick)
- A MAGA Gunman In New Mexico And ‘The End Of Politics’ In America. (Will Bunch)
- Pennsylvania’s Legislature Is Big — And That’s Beautiful. (Kyle Sammin)
- The Stakes Are Higher For Sara Innamorato Than For Joe Rockey — And It Shows. (Brandon McGinley)
- Penn State President Pledges Accountability, Urges Lawmakers To Approve 2023-24 Funding. (Neeli Bendapudi)
- It’s The Policy Disputes Behind The Government Shutdown That Should Concern Us Most. (Erica Freeman and Marc Stier)
- PA’s Child Abuse Registry Does More Harm Than Good. Abolish It. (Jennifer Lee)
- Rioting in Philadelphia Costing Commonwealth Millions. (Sen. Mike Regan)
1 Thing
5. Leaf Peeping
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has released its first fall foliage map of the fall 2023 season.
Fall foliage in McKean, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, and Wayne counties will already be approaching the best color, according to the department.
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Somebody should start a website to track all of Trump’s legal trials. There are so many that it is hard to keep track. Trump for Prison in 2024.